Child&#39;s waist.



G. M. ROGHTE. GHILDS WAIST. APPLICATION FILED 1141.9. 1914.

1, 1 1 5,577; Patentqd Nov. 3, 1914.

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CHARLOTTE M. nocrrrn, or cnr'cAso, r LrnoIs.

' -Waists, of which the. following is va specifi-.

cation, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming .a part thereof.

The invention relates to garments and more particularly to waists such as are worn by children and serveas a support for-the petticoats, drawers and garters.

The object of the invention is to provide a garment of the type described which will respond to the movements of the body without transmitting strains to the lower garments and which shall be adjustable in size to support garments of different lengths at a uniform height.

The invention is exemplified in the device which is hereinafter described and which is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a perspective'viewillustrating a waist embodying the features of improve ment provided by the invention; and Fig. 2 is a detail section view taken on the line 2--2ofFig.1. l 1 1 I,

. In carrying out the invention, a bodice 10, and abelt 11 are provided. The bodice 10 is preferably constructed to cover the shoulders and chest of the wearer and has the usual arm holes, as 12 and 13. The belt 11 encircles the waist below the bodice 10, and is spaced apart therefrom. Both the bodice 10 and belt 11 are open "at one side, preferably the baok, and have buttons, as 14 and button holes, as 15, for closing this side of thegarment when it has been applied to the wearer. The belt 11 is also supplied with the usual buttons as at 16, 17 and 18 at the front and at the two sides for the attachment of the drawers and petticoats, and loops 19, 2O for;attachment of the. gar ters. i

An adjustable and flexible connection of the belt 11 with the bodice 10, is provided by means of a strap 21. This strapis desir-ably made from elastic material andwill preferably be provided'in a single continuous length. As shown, its two endsareconnected to the belt 11 at the back of the garment adjacent the two ends of the belt.

For this purpose buckles 22 and 23care pro- CHILDS WAIST-Y i Specificationof Letters P'atent.

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I y Patented. Nov. 3,1914. Application filed Aprilfl, 1914. Serial ml 830,652. 1

Each of these 'buclrles 'islconnected i. 'to thecorresponding. end of the belt 11 to project-obliquely upwardly therefrom, asbyf meansof a loop 24'.- jFrom :thebuckles -22,

bodicelO, an d:{l0ops,'as 29, 30 and 31"at tached .to-the fbelt;11.i Eachof theiloopsy I if a {c0 23, thestrap2l extends alternatelythrough loops, as, 25;, .26, -27. and-28,, attached to the 25,26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 8l conveniently takes the form of afiattened metal ring and is secured in position upon the correspondingpart of the garment by means of a tape, as, 32. To permit a free sliding movement of the strap 21 through all of these loops, a

tubular piece ofmetal forming a roller, as

33, is applied to that sideofeach loop, with I 1 which the strap isengaged; If desired,- the bodice 10 maybe reinforced by means of tapes, as 34L and 35 which extend between the points of connection therewith of the the corresponding shoulder.

The construction provides for a relative movement between the belt 11 and bodice 10 at either side or at the front or back, ac

companying the various movements of'the body. This insures comfort to the'wearer' and relieves the strains which usually come upon the'buttons and loops by which the drawers and garters are supported, Furthermore, the bodice 10 is of such a form as to insure its remainingin position upon the wearer, those parts of the same which ex tend over the shoulders being held in, posi- I loops 25, 26 and 27, 28 respectively, andover tion in the same manner as pertains to walsts which are formed 1n a singlejp ecey Adjustmentof the length of the strap 21-,

between theybuckles-22 and 23 also serves to raise orlower the position of the belt 11 in accordance with the length of the garments to be secured thereto, This last mentioned feature is" of importance in permitting a child to wear drawersand :petticoats which it would otherwise have outgrown. I claim as my invention, 7

1. Ina waist, in combination, a bodice if adaptedv to coverthe shoulders of the wearer and having arm holes, abeltadapted to en k 3 circle the body below the said bodice and constructed for the attachment of nether garments thereto, loops fixed upon'the ad] a-.

" cent edges of said parts and a strap sliding in the said loops, said strap engaging the loops upon the two members in alternatlon.

2. In a waist in combination, ,a bodice adapted to cover the shoulders of the wearer and having arm holes, a belt adapted to encircle the body below the said bodice and constructed for the attachment of nether garments thereto, loops fixed upon the adjacent edges of said parts, an elastic strap sliding in the said loops, said strap engaging the loops upon the two members lnalternation. i i i 3. In a waist, in combination, a bodice and a belt constructed for the attachment of nether garments thereto, the said bodice being adapted .to extend over the shoulders andabout the body of the wearer below the arms and the belt being adapted to extend about the body below the bodice and one of said members being. openable, and a strap' having its two. ends fixed to the openable one of said first: mentioned members adjacent to and at opposite sides ofthe point of opening, the intermediate part of said strap being slidably connected to the two first mentioned members in alternation.

4. In a waist, in combination, a bodice adapted to cover the shoulders of'the wearer and having arm holes, an openable belt adapted to encircle the body below the said A bodice and constructed for the attachment of nether garments thereto, loops fixed upon the adjacent edges of said parts, and a strap sliding in the said loops and having its two ends adjustably fixed to the belt adjacent to and at its opposite sides of the point of Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingfihe Gommissionernf Patents. Washington, D. C.

opening, said strap engagingthe loops upon 

